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Creating a Windows 2000 audit policy

Security is often one of the top concerns for network administrators. After all, it's not uncommon for networks to contain confidential data such as employee records or information on new products. Fortunately, there are countless security mechanisms that you can...more | discuss (0)

A guide to Active Directory: Planning your upgrade

In this article I will touch on some of the things you'll need to consider when you approach the upgrade to Windows 2000 and Active Directory. The main emphasis here is on planning. Do not upgrade with the idea that...more | discuss (0)

Reorganizing Active Directory

Active Directory's structure should mimic your company's organizational structure. However, many times this means that you'll have to reorganize Active Directory to better meet your needs. Reorganization can be a daunting prospect, but it doesn't have to be as challenging...more | discuss (0)

Taking out the Active Directory trash

Active Directory (AD) is essentially a big database. As with any database, you have to do a little work to maintain it properly. In this article, I'll shown you how to defragment the Active Directory database and how garbage collection...more | discuss (0)

Active Directory: Questions and Answers

What is the difference between Windows 2000 Active Directory and Windows 2003 Active Directory? Is there any difference in 2000 Group Polices and 2003 Group Polices? What is meant by ADS and ADS services in Windows 2003? Windows 2003 Active...more | discuss (0)

Understanding Active Directory, part 2

In the first article of this series, you learned that Active Directory is Microsoft's answer to directory services. You also learned that a directory service offers a means of organizing and searching objects, including network resources such as servers and...more | discuss (0)

Synchronizing domain controllers

If you want to force synchronization of your domain controllers instead of waiting for an automatic replication event, type net accounts / sync from the command line of your primary domain controller. You can also use Server Manager to force...

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